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.Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 5,
1987)[1]
is an American reality televisionpersonality and actress best known for her
appearances in the MTV series
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and its spin-off,
The Hills.^Why, it’s the new star of The Hills and former Laguna Beach starlet Kristin Cavallari!!!

.When her mom, Judy, and her father
divorced, her older brother Mike moved with their father to Laguna Beach, California,
while she moved with their mother to Barrington, Illinois, a suburb
northwest of Chicago.^After a while, she moved in with her father and brother at Laguna.

.After having trouble adjusting to a new life
with a stepfather and stepbrother, Cavallari moved to California to
be with her dad and brother, and was enrolled at Santa Margarita
Catholic High School her freshman year of high school.^After attending Santa Margarita Catholic High School for her freshman year, Cavallari transferred to Laguna Beach High School.

Career

Reality
TV

.Cavallari was in her junior year of
high school when the first season of Laguna Beach: The Real
Orange County began production.^Cavallari was in her junior year of high school when the first season of “Laguna Beach” taped.

.In May 2009, Cavallari confirmed that she will be joining the
cast of the popular MTV reality
series The
Hills.^Kristin Cavallari joins the cast of MTV's reality docu-drama " The Hills " for the second half of Season 5.

[3].She
appeared in the mid-season finale that aired on May 31, 2009 and
will appeared as a regular in the remainder of the fifth season.^Cavallari starred in the mid-season finale, which was broadcast on 31st May, 2009.

.She has inked a deal with MTV to
appear as a series regular throughout two more seasons of the
series following the fifth.^In addition to Cavallari, MTV has previously stated Audrina Patridge, Brody Jenner, Stephanie Pratt, Lauren "Lo" Bosworth, Justin Bobby, and several "fresh faces" will appear in the additional fifth-season episodes.

Acting

.After her stint on Laguna Beach, Cavallari headed to
Los Angeles and briefly enrolled at Loyola Marymount
University.^After briefly attending school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, she has decided to focus on a career in acting.

.She signed on the UPNreality television series Get
This Party Started which premiered February 7, 2006. The
series was canceled after airing two episodes due to extremely low
ratings.^Unfortunately, after just two episodes, the series was canceled due to low ratings.

.She guest starred in another UPN series Veronica Mars in one episode.^Cavallari has tried to break into the acting scene by taking roles including that of a lesbian cheerleader on the television series Veronica Mars and a role in the thriller film Fingerprints .

.She
has appeared in numerous television roles such as CSI: NY,
Cane and Adventures in
Hollyhood.^While Conrad moved to Los Angeles and appeared in Laguna's The Hills spinoff, Cavallari started acting in the scripted genre with cameos in Veronica Mars and Cane as well as roles in such films as Fingerprints and Spring Breakdown .

In 2006, she signed on as Crystal in the horror film Fingerprints. .Filming took
place throughout April and May 2006 in two Oklahoma towns.^October 2009 (4) September 2009 (6) August 2009 (1) July 2009 (1) March 2009 (8) February 2009 (2) September 2008 (1) August 2008 (2) April 2008 (1) March 2008 (1) January 2008 (3) December 2007 (1) November 2007 (2) October 2007 (7) September 2007 (4) August 2007 (10) April 2007 (2) March 2007 (3) February 2007 (4) January 2007 (2) December 2006 (2) November 2006 (2) October 2006 (1) August 2006 (3) July 2006 (4) June 2006 (5) May 2006 (5) February 2006 (2) December 2005 (1) .

.In 2008, she had a supporting role in Spring
Breakdown alongside Amy Poehler as Summer.^In 2009, Cavallari was cast in a number of acting roles, including the Amy Poehler comedy Spring Breakdown , and the National Lampoon sequel Van Wilder: Freshman Year .

.The film was
released straight-to-DVD on June 2, 2009 and received mixed
reviews.^In 2009, Cavallari starred in three films: Spring Breakdown with Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch, Wild Cherry with Rumor Willis, and Van Wilder: Freshman Year which went straight to DVD. .

.In 2009, she starred in the independent American high schoolcomedy film Wild Cherry as
Trish, which also starred Rumer Willis.^But Cavallari isn't new to stirring up drama, having starred in "Laguna Beach" when she was still in high school.

Philanthropy

.Cavallari has been involved in the "Until There's a Cure" public
service advertising campaign to raise awareness and funds for
AIDS and HIV research and vaccine development.^She wears it to raise desperately needed funds for HIV/AIDS care services, education and vaccine development .

[5].In
2006, Cavallari appeared in ads for PETA,[6] and has
also appeared as a celebrity spokesperson for "We Are Ellis
Island", a campaign for the restoration of historic buildings on Ellis Island.^Kristin Cavallari told PEOPLE in 2006 of her new celebrity status: "I feel like I'm living a dream – but I don't have designer clothes in my closet.